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 COLUMBIA AND MONTOUR COUNTIES POSTAL

T he postmasters o f Orangeville since the establishment of the office have been as fol­ low s; C. G. Ricketts, appointed Feb. 8, 18 26; Ja c o b Bittenbcnder, M arch 13, 18 3 0; C. G. Kicketts, Dec. 12, 1 8 ^; Em anuel Lazarus, Dec. 12, 18 3 8; Jesse Coleman, N ov. 4. 18 4 7; A. B. Stew art, Ju n e 23, Samuel Achcnbach, A pril 16, 1 8 5 1; William Fritz, M ay to, J 8 5 3; Richard Brew er, N ov. 19, 18 6 2; EJizabcth J. Schuyler, M ay 16, 18 6 4 : R. W. B ow ­ m an, Ju n e 22, t8(»5; R . J . M illard, Sept. 19, 18 6 6 : D. K . Sloane, June 27, 18 6 7; R . W. Bowm an, March 17, 1869; K ate Lazarus, O c t 2 3 . 1 8 7 1; H . C. Conrwr, March 6, 18 7 2; O ia ric s W . Low, Ju ly 12, 18 7 2; Silas Conner, J a n . 20, 18 7 4; Charles W. L o w, M arch 2 1, 1 8 7 7; William M ausieller, .April 30, 18 8 5; L. C . W illiams, Ju ly 9. 1889; John G . Knorr, .April 6, 18 9 3; Francis H erring, Ju n e 27, 1896; M illard F . Conner, Ju ly n, 190 0; Archibald E . Patterson, Feb. 23. 1907. M r. Patterson is still serving as postmaster in 1914. SOCIETIES

Mountain Lodge, No. 256, I. O. O. F ., has Iwcn in existence at Orangeville since S e p t 17, 1847. T he officers then w ere: .Abraham C ovcl. noble g ran d; (Jcorge W. Ixitt, vice g r a n d; Joseph E . Sands, secretary; E lijah G. Ricketts, treasurer. O riental Ixidge, No. 460. F . & .A. M .. o f O rangeville, was institutctl Nov. 12, 1870. The original m cm l«rs w ere: Jam es B . Harman, M iles .A. W illiams. Frederick Laubach, John F . Brow n. .A. H. M egargcll. Icremiah Cornstock. Hiram C . E ves, Jacob M. Harman. N a­ thaniel Spear. John Heacock. Dr. O. .A. .Megargcll, Peter Ijiubach. Joseph A. Pealer Post, No. 435. G . A . R ., w as established at Orangeville M ay 13 . 1893. T h e present officers a re : Jam es F . Trump, com m ander; O. P. DcLong. adjutan t; .Abra­ ham W . Eveland. quarterm aster; Ranslo l i s ­ ter. chaplain. T he other members are Joseph Fleckenstine. Jam es Ammerman. D. B . ilu g h e s. Samuel H arp. H enry Conner, W il­ liam Sands. Stewart Henrie, John Goodman. ORAKGEVIt.t.E AC.DEMY

T he first school >n this township was taught in a building on the farm o f H. R. K line, the teachers being Daniel Rake. Philip Doder and Jonathan Colley. In 1820 George Vance came from Bloomsburg and opened a school in a log

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building on the farm o f William DeLong, be­ low Orangeville. H e was succeeded by Clemucl G. Ricketts, WilUam Kantz and John Kline. The house w as later torn down and another o f more substantial character erected on the site of the Kline home in Orangeville. .Among the earliest teachers in Orangeville were A bra­ ham Kline, Ira Daniels and Charles Fortner. The Orangeville M ale and Fem ale Academy u a s incorporated by an act o f Assem bly dated March 1 1, 1858. Pursuant to the directions of the charter a lioard o f trustees was elected. This first board consisted o f George W. Lott, Samuel Achenbach, Michael C. Vance, Jam es S. Woods, W esley Bowman, Hiram R. Kline and Edw ard I,azarus. They appointed Kev. Peter Bergstresscr first p n n c i^ l. H e preparc<l a course o f study contemplating a period o f three years fur its completion. On M ay i. 18O0. the academy w as opened in the public school building with thirty-two students. Kev. M r. Bergstresscr continued as principal two terms, when the duties o f his pastorate com­ pelled him to relinquish it. A t his recom­ mendation John .A. Shank, a graduate o f W it­ tenberg College, Springfield. Ohio, was elected his successor. Professor Shank was a fine disciplinarian. He condiH'ied his school on schedule time. The trustees meanwhile had formed a stock company for the purpose of obtaining funds for the erection o f a proper building. T his was completed and occupied by P rof. Shank in the autumn o f 18 6 1. T he attendance was large and the school enjoyed a fair degree of prosiKrily. .At the beginning of the next year, 1862. Rev. H. D. W alker w.ns placed in cliargc of the academy. T w o years later he was called upon to take charge o f a number o f soldiers’ orphans. H e reiiteil the academy building and the grounds from the trustees and transformed the institution into a soldiers' orphans* school. He erected ,1 building on a lot adjoining the academy grounds for the occupation of the children. Prior to its completion they were rcccive<l into private families and ever)' pro­ vision fo r their com fort w as made by the citi­ zens of the (own. T he home w.as occupied in the?-pring o f 1866. Under the efficient gov­ ernment of the principal and matrons, Mrs. Charles W alker and Priscilla Snyder, the appc.arnncc of the orphans was always neat and clean. Subsequently the orphans were re­ moved to another school. In 1R70 P ro f. Isaac E. Schoonover became principal of the academy which bad now been viriiiallv suspended fo r six years. H e re­ mained in charge o f it four and a half years.